Originally Posted by hangthedj85
I couldn't believe how far the rear wheel was from the seat tube. The point being, a track frame is inifinitely more responsive than a converted road bike because of their shorter wheel base.
I'll give you that steeper angles on a track bike pull everything in more, but there are plenty of road frames out there with tight wheelbases. Anything designed with racing even remotely in mind positions the wheel an inch or two from the seat tube. Even my '84 Trek frame is decently tight:
